| 单词 | crick |
| 释义 | crick1[ krik ] / krɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR crick ON THESAURUS.COM nouna sharp, painful spasm of the muscles, as of the neck or back. verb (used with object)to give a crick or wrench to (the neck, back, etc.). Origin of crick11400–50; late Middle English crikke, perhaps akin to crick2 Words nearby crickcribrum, crib-wall, cribwork, cricetid, Crichton, crick, cricket, cricket frog, cricket table, Crick, Francis H. C., cricoarytenoid Definition for crick (2 of 3)crick2 [ krik ] / krɪk / noun Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S.creek (def. 1). Definition for crick (3 of 3)Crick [ krik ] / krɪk / nounFrancis Harry Compton, 1916–2004, English biophysicist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1962. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for crickBritish Dictionary definitions for crick (1 of 3)crick1 / (krɪk) informal / nouna painful muscle spasm or cramp, esp in the neck or back verb(tr) to cause a crick in (the neck, back, etc) Word Origin for crickC15: of uncertain origin British Dictionary definitions for crick (2 of 3)crick2 / (krɪk) / nounUS and Canadian a dialect word for creek (def. 2) British Dictionary definitions for crick (3 of 3)Crick / (krɪk) / nounFrancis Harry Compton. 1916–2004, English molecular biologist: helped to discover the helical structure of DNA; Nobel prize for physiology or medicine shared with James Watson and Maurice Wilkins 1962 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for crick (1 of 2)crick [ krĭk ] n.A painful cramp or muscle spasm, as in the back or neck. v.To cause a painful cramp or muscle spasm in by turning or wrenching. Medical definitions for crick (2 of 2)Crick [ krĭk ] British biologist who with James D. Watson proposed a spiral model, the double helix, for the molecular structure of DNA. He shared a 1962 Nobel Prize for advances in the study of genetics. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for crickCrick [ krĭk ] See Note at Rosalind Franklin.British biologist who with James D. Watson identified the structure of DNA in 1953. By analyzing the patterns cast by x-rays striking DNA molecules, they found that DNA has the structure of a double helix, consisting of two spirals linked together at the base, forming ladderlike rungs. For this work they shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine with Maurice Wilkins. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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